In a message dated 5/26/07 9:09:32 PM, psharp212@xxxxxxx writes: > This whole thing, including the recent attacks against AHA, is really > strange. > AHA, if it is the one I am thinking of, is a very old organization that has > helped abused and abandoned children for many years. > I think what has happened, Paula...and I know I'll be corrected if I'm wrong, is that many of these very good organizations (and HSUS was different in the beginning...not shelters,but education and donations, if I read it right) were co-opted by Animal Rights people. Just as they are taking over many politicians (Lightbulb, elephants and dogs' testicles), they took over organizations that were originally of a different purpose. Reading the history of many of the Animal Rights groups, the original purpose has been co-opted to the extremists. On the lists, there was a description of ARlight. Not extremists, but going along with the premises..no chain collars, no tethering, no crating, etc etc., with which the extremists are obfuscating their real goals...the abolition of humans using animals in any fashion...for food, for clothing, for companionship. You have to read the literature...but that IS the goal. Stormy > Perhaps politics makes strange bedfellows, in that, though they wouldn't > want to outlaw pet ownership, they maybe would work with some AR people to > stop cruelty to animals?? Kind of like Paul's logic in aligning the GSDCA > with Hunte to assist in fighting the AR people?? > ~~~~~~~~ Stormy Hope California Federation of Dog Clubs www.cfodconline.org S.P. Region GSDCA RALEEF Representative ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================